Wk 9 · 2026
Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Big Ten · 3-2
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential MICH by 10.1
Big Ten · 1-4
What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Michigan form
L 14-20at MINNL 19-20vs IOWAW 52-17vs UTEPW 17-10vs OUW 13-12vs WMU
2026 season
Rutgers form
L 15-47vs IUW 58-7vs HOWL 35-42vs USCL 21-28at BCL 21-37vs MASS
2026 season
Michigan this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Rutgers this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Michigan | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Penn State Big Ten | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Indiana Big Ten | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs L 15-47 preview |
| Michigan St Big Ten | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Michigan leads 9–1 · Michigan has won the last 9
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
28.9 points toward Michigan
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-23 | Rutgers 7 — 31 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2022 | 2022-11-05 | Michigan 52 — 17 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2021 | 2021-09-25 | Rutgers 13 — 20 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2020 | 2020-11-21 | Michigan 48 — 42 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | Rutgers 0 — 52 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | Michigan 42 — 7 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | Rutgers 14 — 35 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2016 | 2016-10-08 | Michigan 78 — 0 Rutgers | at RUTG | Michigan |
| 2015 | 2015-11-07 | Rutgers 16 — 49 Michigan | at MICH | Michigan |
| 2014 | 2014-10-04 | Michigan 24 — 26 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
Michigan leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Underwood QB #19 | 67/113, 881 YDS, 5 TD, 4 INT |
| Tommy Carr QB #14 | 2/2, 23 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jordan Marshall RB #23 | 55 CAR, 244 YDS, 3 TD |
| Bryce Underwood QB #19 | 57 CAR, 212 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Savion Hiter RB #5 | 46 CAR, 145 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | JJ Buchanan WR #6 | 24 REC, 446 YDS, 4 TD |
| Andrew Marsh WR #3 | 25 REC, 268 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Savion Hiter RB #5 | 5 REC, 59 YDS | |
| Hogan Hansen TE #80 | 5 REC, 35 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Troy Bowles LB #18 | 40 |
| Jyaire Hill CB #0 | 25 | |
| Nathaniel Staehling LB #44 | 25 | |
| Sacks | John Henry Daley DE #90 | 3 |
| Dom Nichols DE #8 | 2.5 | |
| Nate Marshall DE #94 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jonah Lea'ea DT #91 | 1 |
| Smith Snowden CB #3 | 1 | |
| Jyaire Hill CB #0 | 1 |
Rutgers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Dylan Lonergan QB #12 | 51/92, 775 YDS, 7 TD, 5 INT |
| AJ Surace QB #10 | 33/53, 475 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 89 CAR, 469 YDS, 4 TD |
| Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 42 CAR, 180 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Aiden Gibson RB #32 | 11 CAR, 35 YDS | |
| Receiving | KJ Duff WR #8 | 33 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ben Black III WR #2 | 9 REC, 180 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jourdin Houston WR #4 | 15 REC, 169 YDS | |
| Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 9 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Chris Joines DB #20 | 25 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 25 | |
| Jesse Ofurie DB #16 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Moses Walker LB #2 | 1.5 |
| Rondo Porter DL #99 | 1.5 | |
| Zaire Angoy DL #55 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Moses Walker LB #2 | 2 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.